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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 11:37 AM Feb 2019

Trump 'directly involved' in alleged blackmail scheme against Jeff Bezos: Amazon expert

Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and an Amazon expert, told MSNBC on Friday why he thinks President Donald Trump is involved in the National Enquirer’s alleged blackmail of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Host Stephanie Ruhle asked Galloway to elaborate on his statement from Thursday night, in which he said Trump was probably “directly involved” because the president “never misses opportunity to mock enemies… Also he is petty, immature and terrible role model for youth.”

“A key tell among law enforcement officials is when someone is driving 45 miles an hour in the fast lane, that they’re hiding something,” Galloway explained. “The president’s silence on this is eerie.”

“He tweeted about Bezos calling him ‘Bozo’ January 4th — but this is someone who never misses an opportunity to mock someone he perceives as an adversary via Twitter and he hasn’t said anything and I think that’s — that’s a tell here”

“And like with a Facebook hack or any scandal involving the president, the only thing we know for sure is that it’s almost worser, always worse than we originally thought. I think this is going to be one of the biggest stories of 2019 and there are several cards still to be turned over here.”

“Put another way: The president and [American Media Inc.] are both acting like guilty parties right now,” Galloway added.



https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/trump-directly-involved-alleged-blackmail-scheme-jeff-bezos-amazon-expert/


https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146e3922310f
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Trump 'directly involved' in alleged blackmail scheme against Jeff Bezos: Amazon expert (Original Post) kpete Feb 2019 OP
No doubt. dalton99a Feb 2019 #1
Donald Trump is a YELLOW-BELLIED COWARD............ ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2019 #2
😱 Traildogbob Feb 2019 #12
Hahaha yes blugbox Feb 2019 #14
Kind of like how he handles Ms Pelosi... Wounded Bear Feb 2019 #3
I agree - Trump has got to be behind this attempt to blackmail Bezos Pachamama Feb 2019 #4
Who else would have a motive? You're right I think! Nail his a&& to the wall! Which ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #18
I love Irony.... Pachamama Feb 2019 #20
True: just look at who he is not attacking to see who he's afraid of. nt ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #5
Will he dare call Bezos names anymore? Pachamama Feb 2019 #22
Hmmm. Would one of those be the woman he's nicknamed "Nancy"? Hekate Feb 2019 #29
Yes it would be! ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #36
Or Course He Was! Skraxx Feb 2019 #6
What kind of noddle-noggins try to blackmail richest man in the world?! donkeypoofed Feb 2019 #7
The richest man in the world who ALSO publishes the Washington Post... Hekate Feb 2019 #28
OH MY that is it..!!!!!."Mine's bigger than yours"... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stuart G Feb 2019 #34
The old saying applies here, even in the digital age... DAMANgoldberg Feb 2019 #40
Here is hoping Jeff Bezos ..... CatMor Feb 2019 #8
This was a very stupid move by Trump and AMI. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #41
I'd be sorta sorry for the job losses, but at this point I hope Bezos just buys AMI with change mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #9
Maybe Bezos takes over ownership and cleans them up FakeNoose Feb 2019 #33
Oh, well ... if he could get his hands on the vaults (esp the Trump ones), then I like your plan mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #38
That was the first thing I thought Takket Feb 2019 #10
The cast of characters? PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #11
Makes sense: rump is THAT stupid. shanny Feb 2019 #13
Can tRump catch a break today? Someone call Whine-one-one already!! ffr Feb 2019 #15
There are unconfirmed reports of the Waaaaaambluance being seen on Pa. Ave. Moostache Feb 2019 #26
When I heard the names Bezos and Pecker Danascot Feb 2019 #16
(From the sound of things, somebody's Pecker is going limp.......) lastlib Feb 2019 #32
This might be true, but . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #17
Kind of reeks of conspiracy theory Major Nikon Feb 2019 #25
Why am I not surprised nightwing1240 Feb 2019 #19
Kick this one. Kingofalldems Feb 2019 #21
He is smart enough to know Bezos is more powerful than he is. redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #23
I disagree... Trump's ego is too large to know that. Stuart G Feb 2019 #35
Reminds me of Gawker njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #24
I've grown numb blue-wave Feb 2019 #27
I know this is hard to believe...yes very hard with "Pecker"..but this show is not really that new. Stuart G Feb 2019 #39
Yes, the present does ring familiar with the past blue-wave Feb 2019 #43
Lock him up! nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #30
So alive girl set him up? n/t gldstwmn Feb 2019 #31
More projection from the projector sop Feb 2019 #37
I think it's even bigger than this, much bigger. As Rachel would say "watch this space". triron Feb 2019 #42
Man, this is going to get even more interesting. Liberal In Texas Feb 2019 #44

Traildogbob

(8,754 posts)
12. 😱
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:27 PM
Feb 2019

That would take a hell of a lot of yellow. He has ruined orange for me, paying my daughter's out of state tuition at Tennessee makes that personal. Don't ruin yellow, I am a major Oregon Duck fan.

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)
3. Kind of like how he handles Ms Pelosi...
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 11:39 AM
Feb 2019

He backs off on the personal attacks when he knows the target has something on him.

Bezos has the resources to rip Donnie a new one.

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
18. Who else would have a motive? You're right I think! Nail his a&& to the wall! Which ...
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:59 PM
Feb 2019

of course would be very ironic, eh?

donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)
7. What kind of noddle-noggins try to blackmail richest man in the world?!
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 11:52 AM
Feb 2019

Two stupid ones tried.....and failed spectacularly! Duh

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
28. The richest man in the world who ALSO publishes the Washington Post...
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 01:49 PM
Feb 2019

If Bezos were to say: "Mine's bigger than yours" it would only be the truth in every respect.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
34. OH MY that is it..!!!!!."Mine's bigger than yours"... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:40 PM
Feb 2019

again..and again, and again............

"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"
"Mine's bigger than yours"

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)
40. The old saying applies here, even in the digital age...
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 07:35 PM
Feb 2019

Never mess with someone who buys ink by the barrel. In this case, both figuratively and literally.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
41. This was a very stupid move by Trump and AMI.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 07:43 PM
Feb 2019

Bezos is not somebody I would fuck with. And it's pretty obvious who is doing the "fucking".

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
9. I'd be sorta sorry for the job losses, but at this point I hope Bezos just buys AMI with change
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:09 PM
Feb 2019

he scrounged up in his couch cushions ... and just shuts it the f*** down.

That'd be classic.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
33. Maybe Bezos takes over ownership and cleans them up
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:35 PM
Feb 2019

A seriously big lawsuit would bankrupt them, am I right? So instead of getting any dough he just takes over the company. He could save people's jobs and at the same time publish all the crap that Pecker has locked up in his safe.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
38. Oh, well ... if he could get his hands on the vaults (esp the Trump ones), then I like your plan
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:04 PM
Feb 2019

Even better

 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
11. The cast of characters?
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:22 PM
Feb 2019

Donnie tRump
Roger Stone
David Pecker
Michael Sanchez
Lauren Sanchez

tRump: Hey Roger, you know some girl maybe you can get to hit on that Bozo and break up his marriage? You know some hottie that works for a local Fox affiliate we can get Sean to maybe entice her with a job on Fox and Friends?

Stone: Yeah, Donnie. I got just the girl. I got a buddy, Michael Sanchez, his sister Lauren is a hottie. You might have seen her. She works in LA. Been on the View and a few other shows. Michael loves ya. He and his sis are real close. I'll see what we can do.

tRump: Hey Pecker! You up to take down Bezos?

Pecker: Pardon me, Donnie? I gotta be careful, but hey, for you, anything...

And that's how it all began...


Danascot

(4,690 posts)
16. When I heard the names Bezos and Pecker
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:52 PM
Feb 2019

in the first stories a couple of days ago, I immediately thought the turdberderer could be involved.

lastlib

(23,247 posts)
32. (From the sound of things, somebody's Pecker is going limp.......)
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:28 PM
Feb 2019


(sorry for going there, folks.....)
 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
17. This might be true, but . . .
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:59 PM
Feb 2019

. . . Galloway's reasons are just laughable. "Trump is a meanie" — which we already knew — isn't evidence of guilt in any specific crime.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
25. Kind of reeks of conspiracy theory
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 01:26 PM
Feb 2019

Motive and plausibility does not make for much of a case without any supporting evidence.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
23. He is smart enough to know Bezos is more powerful than he is.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 01:23 PM
Feb 2019

Yes, he is, with his wealth, that 45 wishes he had, he can smash him like a bug and may.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
35. I disagree... Trump's ego is too large to know that.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:44 PM
Feb 2019

Trump believes he can say and do anything. (well almost anything) Trump will find out how wrong he is. He is much too stupid to see his own stupidity in this regard..

blue-wave

(4,356 posts)
27. I've grown numb
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 01:42 PM
Feb 2019

I am not surprised at anything that comes out of this shit show. Time to lock 'em all up!!!!

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
39. I know this is hard to believe...yes very hard with "Pecker"..but this show is not really that new.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:08 PM
Feb 2019

There was a 15 minute gap in a key "Nixon Tape". Lot's of speculation on that one, but everyone's best guess is that Nixon erased the tape himself, (to protect his long term secretary whom he wanted to keep out of the show)..

_____________________________________________________________________________________

While the Nixon show was amazing, the key is exactly the same as you said, " I am not surprised at anything that comes out of this shit show.

Somewhere in my basement, I got two headline of newspapers with NIXON saying, "I am not a crook"...and "I will not resign...........but...HE WAS A CROOK, AND HE DID RESIGN

Trump and Nixon had one identical characteristic. "They both thought (Trump still thinks) that they can get away with anything. Fool anybody anytime, all the time. Trump can lie all he wants, but this committee now headed by Democrats, will get him. Why?..that is so simple: Trump is a crook too, and he cannot get away with ..anything.......

One more important point, and it is short..
....Who is at the top of the case going after the big crooks?...Former head of FBI, who has gone after big crooks in the past.........(perhaps,..not known..with help from another former head of FBI)

blue-wave

(4,356 posts)
43. Yes, the present does ring familiar with the past
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 01:12 AM
Feb 2019

and your point about "Trump and Nixon had one identical characteristic. They both thought (Trump still thinks) that they can get away with anything." is sooo true. Narcissistic sociopaths never think they will get caught. That's why they are so dangerous.

sop

(10,193 posts)
37. More projection from the projector
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:00 PM
Feb 2019

Trump repeatedly accused President Obama of using US intelligence agencies to "tap his phones." Since Trump always accuses others of the same sh*tty things he's done in the past, or intends doing in the future, does anyone believe Trump wouldn't abuse the vast intelligence gathering capabilities at his disposal now as president to damage his enemies?

Liberal In Texas

(13,556 posts)
44. Man, this is going to get even more interesting.
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 01:17 AM
Feb 2019

The Siberian Candidate will be implicated as the instigator of a scheme to blackmail Bezos. Blackmail. What a scumbag.

"Lock Him Up!"

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